Java Splash Argument using file inside Jar

Question

So I have a Splash.png file inside a package. I want to pass the -splash:splash.png argument when running the jar file but I want the path to be directed to an internal package in the jar not externally where the jar is actually running

for example I have a package called res but when I do -splash:res/splash.png it wont show the splash

when I do -splash:splash.png and have the png file laying outside the jar file it shows the splash screen no problem.

Answer 1

When inside the jar it appears that it must be specified through the manifest in the runnable jar.

Manifest-Version: 1.0
Main-Class: <class name>
SplashScreen-Image: <image name>

See "How to Use a JAR File to Display Splash Screen" section of http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/misc/splashscreen.html

Answer 2

/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF

JAR: image in a package?

• package theshow.jimmylandstudios.gui

• img-path theshow/jimmylandstudios/gui

   Manifest-Version: 1.0 Class-Path: . Main-Class: theshow.jimmylandstudios.gui.GUI SplashScreen-Image: theshow/jimmylandstudios/gui/images/splash.png